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| Murray grinds past Istomin into U.S. Open quarter-finals Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:13 PM PDT  By Simon Evans NEW YORK (Reuters) - Defending champion Andy Murray ground his way past Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open where he will face Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka. Briton Murray struggled to get out of the blocks in the first set and trailed 5-3 after two forehand errors handed Istomin the break. Although Murray immediately broke back, he lost out in the tiebreak, with a double fault and a slice into the net allowing Istomin to serve out the set. ... Full Story | Top |
| Serena, Djokovic send warning shots to rivals Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:11 PM PDT  By Larry Fine NEW YORK (Reuters) - World number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic ruled supreme on Tuesday, sending ominous warnings to their rivals with dazzling, runaway victories over Spanish opponents at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Djokovic said he played some of his best tennis on the Arthur Ashe Stadium court in trouncing Marcel Granollers 6-3 6-0 6-0, and Williams could not have done better, handing Carla Suarez Navarro a 6-0 6-0 beating at the National Tennis Center. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Murray grinds past Istomin into U.S. Open quarter-finals Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:06 PM PDT By Simon Evans NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Defending champion Andy Murray ground his way past Uzbekistan's Denis Istomin with a 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4 victory on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open where he will face Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka. Briton Murray struggled to get out of the blocks in the first set and trailed 5-3 after two forehand errors handed Istomin the break. Although Murray immediately broke back, he lost out in the tiebreak, with a double fault and a slice into the net allowing Istomin to serve out the set. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Serena, Djokovic send warning shots to rivals Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 09:05 PM PDT * Serena, Djokovic dazzle in lopsided victories * Li first Chinese to reach U.S. Open semi-finals * Murray works hard to vanquish Uzbekistan opponent * Berdych stopped by Wawrinka, Youzhny ends Hewitt run (Adds later matches) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - World number ones Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic ruled supreme on Tuesday, sending ominous warnings to their rivals with dazzling, runaway victories over Spanish opponents at the U.S. Open on Tuesday. ... Full Story | Top |
| Baseball results Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:56 PM PDT Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the MLB games on Tuesday (home team in CAPS) CLEVELAND 4 Baltimore 3 NY YANKEES 6 Chicago White Sox 4 Washington 9 PHILADELPHIA 6 BOSTON 2 Detroit 1 ATLANTA 3 NY Mets 1 CINCINNATI 1 St. Louis 0 Miami 6 CHICAGO CUBS 2 KANSAS CITY 4 Seattle 3 Pittsburgh 4 MILWAUKEE 3 LA Dodgers 7 COLORADO 4 Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-Du Plessis starts as Springboks make three changes Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:54 PM PDT (Adds detail, quotes) By Nick Mulvenney SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Hooker Bismarck du Plessis will return to South Africa's starting line-up for the first time in more than a year in Brisbane on Saturday after the Springboks made three changes for their Rugby Championship match against Australia. The inspirational Du Plessis is finally back to full fitness after the horrendous knee injury he suffered against Argentina last year and is reunited with his prop brother Jannie in a front row which will aim to hammer the Wallabies at scrum time. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-U.S. Open men's singles round 4 results Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:46 PM PDT Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results from the U.S. Open Men's Singles Round 4 matches on Tuesday 3-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Denis Istomin (Uzbekistan) 6-7(5) 6-1 6-4 6-4 9-Stanislas Wawrinka (Switzerland) beat 5-Tomas Berdych (Czech Republic) 3-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-2 1-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain) 6-3 6-0 6-0 21-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) 6-3 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5 Full Story | Top |
| Wawrinka powers into quarters with win over Berdych Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:21 PM PDT  By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka powered through a high-quality match against Czech Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. The ninth seed beat Berdych 3-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-2 in two hours and 47 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Wawrinka, who has had to live in the shadow of compatriot Roger Federer back home, was blown off the court by Berdych in the first set, but in a match featuring superb ball striking and a combined 68 winners, Wawrinka's consistency proved the difference against the fifth-seeded Czech. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Wawrinka powers into quarters with win over Berdych Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 08:17 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Switzerland's Stanislas Wawrinka powered through a high-quality match against Czech Tomas Berdych on Tuesday to reach the quarter-finals of the U.S. Open. The ninth seed beat Berdych 3-6 6-1 7-6(6) 6-2 in two hours and 47 minutes on Louis Armstrong Stadium. Wawrinka, who has had to live in the shadow of compatriot Roger Federer back home, was blown off the court by Berdych in the first set, but in a match featuring superb ball striking and a combined 68 winners, Wawrinka's consistency proved the difference against the fifth-seeded Czech. ... Full Story | Top |
| World sports diary September 4 - October 1 Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 07:59 PM PDT Sept 4 (Reuters) - Sept 4 (Reuters) - World sports diaryfrom September 4 - October 1. - - - - WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 4 TENNIS U.S. Open, Flushing Meadows, New York (to Sept. 8) CYCLING Tour of Spain (to Sept. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Serena doles out double bagel to reach semis Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 07:49 PM PDT * First 'double-bagel' in US Open quarters in 24 years * Needs just 52 minutes to set semi-finals date with Li (Adds quotes, details) By Larry Fine NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Defending champion Serena Williams walloped Spain's Carla Suarez Navarro 6-0 6-0 to race into the semi-finals of the U.S. Open on Tuesday. Top seed Williams served up the dreaded "double-bagel" in a quick-fire 52 minutes to set up a clash with fifth seed Li Na, who earlier became China's first U.S. Open semi-finalist by beating Russian Ekaterina Makarova. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rugby-South Africa team to play Australia in Rugby Championship Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 07:28 PM PDT SYDNEY, Sept 4 (Reuters) - South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named the following team on Wednesday for the Rugby Championship match against Australia at Brisbane's Lang Park on Saturday: Team: 15-Zane Kirchner, 14-Willie le Roux, 13-JJ Engelbrecht, 12-Jean de Villiers (captain), 11-Bryan Habana, 10-Morne Steyn, 9-Ruan Pienaar, 8-Duane Vermeulen, 7-Willem Alberts, 6-Francois Louw, 5-Flip van der Merwe, 4-Eben Etzebeth, 3-Jannie du Plessis, 2-Bismarck du Plessis, 1-Tendai Mtawarira Replacements: 16-Adriaan Strauss, 17-Gurthro Steenkamp, 18-Coenie Oosthuizen, 19-Juandre Kruger, 20-Siya Kolisi, ... Full Story | Top |
| Soccer-Brazilian championship results and standings Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 06:52 PM PDT Sept 4 (Infostrada Sports) - Results and standings from the Brazilian championship matches on Tuesday Tuesday, September 3Goias 2 Gremio 0 Nautico 0 Sao Paulo 1 Standings P W D L F A Pts 1 Cruzeiro 17 10 4 3 38 17 34 2 Gremio 18 9 4 5 23 17 31 3 Atletico Paranaense 17 8 6 3 32 23 30 4 Botafogo 17 8 6 3 27 19 30 -------------------------5 Corinthians 17 7 8 2 19 7 29 6 Goias 18 6 8 4 19 21 26 7 Coritiba 17 6 7 4 20 17 25 8 Internacional 16 5 9 2 27 24 24 9 Esporte Clube Bahia 17 6 5 6 17 20 23 10 Vitoria 17 6 4 7 21 24 22 11 Santos 15 5 7 3 18 12 22 12 Criciuma 17 6 2 9 22 28 20 ... Full Story | Top |
| Hewitt learning losses not the end of the world Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 06:08 PM PDT  By Will Swanton NEW YORK (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt's five-set loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the U.S. Open on Tuesday still stung, but the Australian veteran said having his family around him lessened the pain of defeat and helped him get his priorities right. Hewitt's wife, Australian actress Bec Cartwright, and his three children were all at Flushing Meadows during his magical run to the fourth round. ... Full Story | Top |
| Tennis-Hewitt learning losses not the end of the world Tuesday, Sep 03, 2013 05:50 PM PDT By Will Swanton NEW YORK, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Lleyton Hewitt's five-set loss to Russian Mikhail Youzhny at the U.S. Open on Tuesday still stung, but the Australian veteran said having his family around him lessened the pain of defeat and helped him get his priorities right. Hewitt's wife, Australian actress Bec Cartwright, and his three children were all at Flushing Meadows during his magical run to the fourth round. ... Full Story | Top |
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